International News Archive

India's Modi breaks silence on months long farm protests

Sunday, 31 January 2021 14:57

Thunberg, WHO and Navalny among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

Sunday, 31 January 2021 12:15

Australia reopens New Zealand 'travel bubble' after no new COVID-19 cases

Sunday, 31 January 2021 10:04

Russia braces for new street protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny

Sunday, 31 January 2021 10:01

UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens

Sunday, 31 January 2021 09:16

WHO team to visit Wuhan market, where first COVID infections seen

Sunday, 31 January 2021 09:02

Iran imposes mandatory quarantine for travellers from Europe

Saturday, 30 January 2021 16:33

Germany restricts travel from virus variant countries

Saturday, 30 January 2021 12:36

COVID-19: France closes borders to all countries outside EU

Saturday, 30 January 2021 11:03

Kuwait authorises emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Saturday, 30 January 2021 10:31

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia extends travel ban till May 17

Saturday, 30 January 2021 09:41

Bolivian doctors demand lockdown as COVID surge threatens health service 'collapse'

Friday, 29 January 2021 17:44

India's Haryana state blocks internet after clashes at farmers' protest

Friday, 29 January 2021 17:15

Russia says test for UK coronavirus variant to be available soon

Friday, 29 January 2021 16:44

Ukraine bans use of Russian vaccines

Friday, 29 January 2021 14:47

China will not recognise British passport for Hong Kong residents

Friday, 29 January 2021 13:27

India to supply COVID-19 vaccine to Oman

Friday, 29 January 2021 11:27

COVID-19: Novavax says its vaccine is 89% effective

Friday, 29 January 2021 11:09

Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills four patients

Friday, 29 January 2021 11:04

Pfizer vaccine only slightly less effective against South African mutations: Study

Thursday, 28 January 2021 10:17

Australian state borders to reopen with zero local virus cases

Thursday, 28 January 2021 09:58

Philippine regulator approves emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Thursday, 28 January 2021 09:36

Oman imposes new restrictions to curb spread of COVID-19

Thursday, 28 January 2021 07:59

AstraZeneca vaccine plant in Wales partially evacuated over suspect package

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 18:42

COVID-19: Travellers from high-risk countries face 10-day hotel quarantine in UK

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 18:25

Bahrain clamps down on restaurants and schools to contain COVID-19

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 16:00

Security tight at India's historic Red Fort after clashes with farmers

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 10:49

South Korea reports big jump in COVID-19 cases on outbreaks in some schools

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 10:19

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million as nations tackle vaccine shortages

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 09:08

Biden aims to have enough vaccine for most Americans by summertime

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 08:52

Five arrested as Australia Day protests draw thousands

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 12:51

Indian police fire tear gas in clash with farmers on Republic Day

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 11:50

Moderna says it believes vaccine will work against new variants

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 10:03

New Zealand may approve COVID-19 vaccine next week

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 10:01

Saudi Arabia to get 3 million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 09:59

Tokyo revises contact tracing strategy, narrows to higher-risk cases

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 09:18

Dutch anti-lockdown riots extend to a third night

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 08:37

UK's Johnson wants tougher border control due to risk of 'vaccine-busting' new variants

Monday, 25 January 2021 15:27

Bodies of 9 China gold miners found; death toll at 10

Monday, 25 January 2021 15:24

Australia approves Pfizer vaccine, warns of limited global AstraZeneca supply

Monday, 25 January 2021 11:10

New Zealand confirms first COVID-19 case in months, sparking Australia travel halt

Monday, 25 January 2021 10:44

Hong Kong lifts lockdown in Kowloon district after testing 7,000 people

Monday, 25 January 2021 10:03

Tata in talks to launch Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in India

Monday, 25 January 2021 09:04

Oman extends border closure until February 1

Monday, 25 January 2021 08:36

US to escalate surveillance, study of coronavirus variants

Monday, 25 January 2021 08:36

Four football players die in Brazilian air accident

Sunday, 24 January 2021 20:42

India to give homegrown vaccine in seven more states this week

Sunday, 24 January 2021 15:13

New Zealand health officials probe probable community COVID-19 case

Sunday, 24 January 2021 09:23

Police crack down on Russian protests against jailing of Kremlin foe Navalny

Sunday, 24 January 2021 09:00

China rescues 11 miners after 14 days trapped underground

Sunday, 24 January 2021 08:55

Moscow Navalny protest draws at least 40,000 people

Saturday, 23 January 2021 17:09

Over 200 detained at Russia protests called by jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

Saturday, 23 January 2021 15:15

Hong Kong locks down thousands for compulsory COVID-19 testing

Saturday, 23 January 2021 14:53

Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions

Saturday, 23 January 2021 13:30

Belgium bans foreign tourism to avoid third COVID-19 wave

Saturday, 23 January 2021 13:11

UK doctors call for shorter gap between Pfizer vaccine doses

Saturday, 23 January 2021 13:05

India to begin COVID-19 vaccine exports to Saudi Arabia, Morocco

Saturday, 23 January 2021 11:41

Biden inauguration: Nearly 200 National Guard test positive for COVID-19

Saturday, 23 January 2021 11:36

Pfizer to join WHO co-led vaccine scheme

Friday, 22 January 2021 15:23

COVID-19: Georgia to lift ban on international flights

Friday, 22 January 2021 14:53

COVID-19: UK keeping its borders open for now

Friday, 22 January 2021 12:40

Indian city readies facial recognition to spot harassed women

Friday, 22 January 2021 12:24

Biden to seek five-year extension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia

Friday, 22 January 2021 11:34

Portugal set to shut schools as pandemic worsens

Thursday, 21 January 2021 14:56

Suicide bomb attack on Baghdad market kills at least 32

Thursday, 21 January 2021 12:40

California resumes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine usage after pause

Thursday, 21 January 2021 11:46

Merkel aide says border closures unavoidable if infections not curbed

Thursday, 21 January 2021 11:35

At least three people dead, one missing in Madrid explosion

Thursday, 21 January 2021 08:57

US to rejoin Paris climate accord, new curbs on U.S. oil industry

Thursday, 21 January 2021 08:43

Indonesia aims to start general public COVID-19 vaccinations late April to May

Thursday, 21 January 2021 08:40

China to impose virus testing on Lunar New Year travellers, cases rising

Thursday, 21 January 2021 08:38

Chinese rescuers hope to drill shaft to free trapped gold miners

Thursday, 21 January 2021 08:36

Kamala Harris breaks barriers as America's vice president

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 20:53

Joe Biden sworn in as U.S. President

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 20:52

Live: Biden arrives at U.S. Capitol to assume presidency after Trump departs White House

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 20:22

Trump leaves Washington, Biden to assume U.S. presidency

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 16:51

Russia applies for registration of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 15:13

Dutch government to introduce first curfew since World War II

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 14:45

Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies after contracting COVID-19

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 13:21

Mexico reports more than 1,500 COVID-19 deaths, highest daily total

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 09:16

Taiwan cancels more events as local COVID-19 cases rise

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 08:51

Japan says vaccination schedule for broader population undecided

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 08:47

China's capital steps up COVID-19 measures as outbreak persists

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 08:46

Trump orders 18-month halt to removal of Venezuelans from the U.S.

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 08:34

Lebanon central bank governor says allegations against him are "fabrications"

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 15:17

Japan's Okinawa declares coronavirus emergency as cases spike

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 15:03

UK health secretary Hancock says self-isolating until Sunday

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 14:19

Germany to extend lockdown to mid-Feb on fears of COVID variants

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 13:33

No injuries reported in Argentina's 6.8 magnitude quake

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 10:00

Colombia's capital Bogota extends nightly curfew to curb coronavirus

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 09:45

China faces worst COVID outbreak since March 2020

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 09:44

Mexico records more than 8,000 new coronavirus cases

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 09:41

Biden to block Trump's plan to lift COVID-19 European travel restrictions

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 09:28

Brazil vaccinations start as country faces vaccine ingredient shortfall

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 09:22

Morocco reports its first case of UK coronavirus variant, bans more flights

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 09:18

U.S. Capitol shut down temporarily out of caution over fire nearby

Monday, 18 January 2021 20:54

Germany plans more tests, sequencing to deal with new coronavirus strains

Monday, 18 January 2021 14:57

Swiss ski resort St Moritz quarantines hotels, shuts schools to contain COVID variant

Monday, 18 January 2021 13:31

Ukraine sees lowest daily coronavirus tally since late September

Monday, 18 January 2021 13:21

Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's Jazan region leave 3 people injured

Monday, 18 January 2021 10:07

At least 81 dead due to Sulawesi quake as Indonesia battles series of disasters

Monday, 18 January 2021 09:41

China reports 109 new COVID-19 cases as infections persist in northeast

Monday, 18 January 2021 09:18

Oman to close land borders again to curb spread of COVID-19

Sunday, 17 January 2021 15:39

Austria to extend third COVID-19 lockdown to February 8

Sunday, 17 January 2021 12:32

U.S. capitals gird for pro-Trump armed protests as FBI flags risk of violence

Sunday, 17 January 2021 12:31

Thailand reports 374 coronavirus cases, no new deaths

Sunday, 17 January 2021 10:03

U.S. 'deeply disappointed' Mexico closed probe of ex-defense minister

Sunday, 17 January 2021 09:39

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny set to return to Russia

Sunday, 17 January 2021 09:06

Russia to reopen air travel with Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar

Saturday, 16 January 2021 16:59

Astrazeneca COVID vaccine gets approval in Pakistan

Saturday, 16 January 2021 16:41

Philippines extends travel ban, steps up safeguards over COVID-19 variant

Saturday, 16 January 2021 14:43

Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million

Saturday, 16 January 2021 12:21

Indonesia quake kills at least 42, injures hundreds

Saturday, 16 January 2021 10:47

India kicks off vaccination campaign, among world's largest

Saturday, 16 January 2021 09:52

Britain tightens borders to keep out new COVID-19 variants

Saturday, 16 January 2021 09:37

India's protesting farmers, government to hold new round of talks

Friday, 15 January 2021 12:12

U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to 'capture and assassinate' officials - filing

Friday, 15 January 2021 10:36

Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least 10, injures hundreds

Friday, 15 January 2021 10:14

Hungary reaches deal to buy China's Sinopharm vaccine

Thursday, 14 January 2021 17:49

Japan suspends entry of all non-resident foreign nationals

Thursday, 14 January 2021 11:32

Indonesia to resume search for victims, black box of crashed Sriwijaya jet

Thursday, 14 January 2021 09:44

Philippines approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use

Thursday, 14 January 2021 09:14

WHO team arrives in China's Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origins

Thursday, 14 January 2021 08:47

COVID-19 test rule before arriving in UK pushed back to Monday

Thursday, 14 January 2021 07:11

US House impeaches Trump for second time

Thursday, 14 January 2021 04:51

'He must go,' Pelosi says, as U.S. House nears impeaching Trump

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 22:20

Italy to extend COVID-19 state of emergency to end of April

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 17:39

Italy targets violent clan in biggest mafia trial in decades

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 15:42

Indonesia launches vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 11:04

Indian farmers to torch laws on bonfires in show of defiance

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 10:59

US to require negative COVID-19 tests for arriving international air passengers

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 09:00

YouTube removes new content uploaded to Trump's channel

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 08:57

US House Democrats press forward on impeachment vote

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 08:51

Indonesia says crashed Sriwijaya Air jet had passed airworthiness check

Tuesday, 12 January 2021 10:32

Another Chinese city goes into lockdown amid new COVID-19 threat

Tuesday, 12 January 2021 10:04

FBI warns of armed protests ahead of Biden inauguration

Tuesday, 12 January 2021 07:21

Gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park diagnosed with COVID-19

Tuesday, 12 January 2021 07:19

New Zealand to ask international travellers to show negative COVID-19 results

Tuesday, 12 January 2021 07:19

House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution against Donald Trump

Monday, 11 January 2021 20:30

India's top court chides government over impasse with protesting farmers

Monday, 11 January 2021 17:39

Scotland announces 10-day quarantine for passengers arriving from Dubai

Monday, 11 January 2021 17:28

China says WHO team to probe COVID-19 origins will arrive Thursday

Monday, 11 January 2021 11:18

Mixed signals for North Korean leader's sister as Kim seeks to cement power

Monday, 11 January 2021 07:56

Indonesia hopes to retrieve black boxes of crashed jet from Java Sea

Monday, 11 January 2021 07:55

Bahrain reopens airspace to Qatar

Monday, 11 January 2021 07:13

Indonesia landslides kill 11, injure 18 in West Java

Sunday, 10 January 2021 14:47

Spain sends out vaccine, food convoys after snowstorm paralyses roads

Sunday, 10 January 2021 14:47

Democrats push toward second Trump impeachment, Republican support uncertain

Sunday, 10 January 2021 11:44

National power grid breakdown plunges Pakistan into darkness

Sunday, 10 January 2021 09:38

Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered

Sunday, 10 January 2021 08:34

Suspected debris of missing Indonesian plane found

Saturday, 9 January 2021 16:04

India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16

Saturday, 9 January 2021 15:49

Indonesian plane loses contact after taking off from Jakarta

Saturday, 9 January 2021 14:59

Australia on high alert after travellers bring new COVID-19 strains

Saturday, 9 January 2021 13:51

China to provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge

Saturday, 9 January 2021 12:49

Twitter deletes new Trump tweets, suspends campaign account

Saturday, 9 January 2021 11:49

10 babies killed in hospital fire in India

Saturday, 9 January 2021 11:06

Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban on March 31

Saturday, 9 January 2021 10:10

Mayor of London declares major incident over COVID hospital pressure

Friday, 8 January 2021 17:11

Pakistan sentences Lakhvi to 5 years for terrorism financing

Friday, 8 January 2021 16:02

Australia scrambles to block COVID-19 virus variant; travellers must show negative test

Friday, 8 January 2021 15:37

England and Scotland to require travellers to show negative COVID-19 tests

Friday, 8 January 2021 15:36

US Capitol police officer dies of injuries from riot by Trump supporters

Friday, 8 January 2021 11:21

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appears effective against new COVID-19 strain: Study

Friday, 8 January 2021 11:15

Facebook, Instagram to block Trump's account for rest of presidential term

Thursday, 7 January 2021 21:23

Trump says there will be an orderly transition to Biden presidency

Thursday, 7 January 2021 13:39

After Trump supporters storm US Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win

Thursday, 7 January 2021 13:02

Plan for Tokyo state of emergency moves forward as COVID-19 cases surge

Thursday, 7 January 2021 09:43

Australia urges China to give access to WHO coronavirus experts 'without delay'

Thursday, 7 January 2021 09:43

World leaders condemn 'horrifying' scenes at US Capitol building

Thursday, 7 January 2021 08:26

Resignations and recriminations after Trump supporters run riot

Thursday, 7 January 2021 07:54

Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol

Thursday, 7 January 2021 06:09

EU regulator approves Moderna vaccine as fears grow over virus variants

Wednesday, 6 January 2021 18:21

GCSE, A-level exams to be replaced by teacher assessments

Wednesday, 6 January 2021 18:10

Japan's daily coronavirus cases hit record as state of emergency looms

Wednesday, 6 January 2021 15:08

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation welcomes signing of the Al-Ula Communique

Wednesday, 6 January 2021 12:10

Australia to bring forward COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans

Wednesday, 6 January 2021 09:30

Over 50 Hong Kong activists arrested for breaching security law

Wednesday, 6 January 2021 09:08

In Georgia, Trump pressures Pence, Biden promises 'new day' with Senate runoffs

Tuesday, 5 January 2021 11:52

Assange 'free to return home' once legal challenges over, Australia PM says

Tuesday, 5 January 2021 11:48

China doubles down on COVID narrative as WHO investigation looms

Tuesday, 5 January 2021 11:11

COVID-19: England goes back into lockdown

Tuesday, 5 January 2021 07:22

GCC Secretary-General welcomes opening of borders between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Tuesday, 5 January 2021 05:41

Scotland issues stay-at-home order in new lockdown

Monday, 4 January 2021 20:08

UK judge rejects US extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Assange

Monday, 4 January 2021 15:18

UK rolls out AstraZeneca shots, touts taking lead in global vaccine race

Monday, 4 January 2021 13:25

'Just stay home': Thai PM urges compliance as virus cases hit record

Monday, 4 January 2021 11:36

India's approval of homegrown vaccine criticised over lack of data

Monday, 4 January 2021 10:47

Two shootings in Florida's Miami-Dade County leave 12 wounded

Monday, 4 January 2021 09:38

COVID-19: Kuwait suspends flights to and from UK

Monday, 4 January 2021 09:27

India approves AstraZeneca and local COVID vaccines, rollout soon

Sunday, 3 January 2021 12:59

At least 70 killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger

Sunday, 3 January 2021 09:52

Australia's COVID-19 cases on the rise as masks made compulsory

Sunday, 3 January 2021 09:33

Saudi Arabia ends entry ban, keeps some coronavirus restrictions

Sunday, 3 January 2021 08:42

Car bomb explodes in vegetable market in Syrian border town

Saturday, 2 January 2021 17:32

Car bomb targeting Turkish company kills four in Somalia

Saturday, 2 January 2021 17:28

Pakistan arrests militant group leader on terror financing charges

Saturday, 2 January 2021 17:09

India approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Saturday, 2 January 2021 14:35

French police shut down huge party defying COVID-19 restrictions

Saturday, 2 January 2021 13:58

Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush

Saturday, 2 January 2021 12:37

UK to close all London primary schools as coronavirus cases surge

Saturday, 2 January 2021 10:20

Philippines to ban US travellers from January 3

Friday, 1 January 2021 17:21

Norway lifts ban on flights from Britain introduced due to virus variant

Friday, 1 January 2021 15:45

AstraZeneca vaccine set to become first to get approval in India

Friday, 1 January 2021 14:31

COVID-19: Bangkok to close schools for two weeks

Friday, 1 January 2021 13:09

COVID-19: Singapore to block entry to visitors from South Africa

Friday, 1 January 2021 12:07

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine receives WHO validation

Friday, 1 January 2021 11:07

Canada to require air travellers to test negative for COVID-19

Friday, 1 January 2021 10:38

More infectious COVID-19 variant found in Florida

Friday, 1 January 2021 10:31

App launched for Indians living abroad

Friday, 1 January 2021 10:17